Posted:
July 19, 2015
Reported by Kelli O'Hara
MALDEN, Mass. (WHDH) -
A car wash employee is dead after he was struck by a driver in Malden Sunday morning.
Employees at Simoniz Car Wash on Eastern Avenue said that a customer barreled through the tunnel when he came out of the exit and struck the man, who was cleaning another car's tires. Witnesses said they saw the car speed up suddenly before the crash.
"I heard the noise, a big noise, so I went outside to see what it was and the guy was under the tires," said one employee.
Coworkers said the victim was an El Salvadorian man in his 20s who was working with his two brothers when he was killed. Employees described him as a "great guy" who had worked at the car wash for awhile.
It is not known if any criminal charges will be filed against the driver.
Employees at Simoniz Car Wash on Eastern Avenue said that a customer barreled through the tunnel when he came out of the exit and struck the man, who was cleaning another car's tires. Witnesses said they saw the car speed up suddenly before the crash.
"I heard the noise, a big noise, so I went outside to see what it was and the guy was under the tires," said one employee.
Coworkers said the victim was an El Salvadorian man in his 20s who was working with his two brothers when he was killed. Employees described him as a "great guy" who had worked at the car wash for awhile.
It is not known if any criminal charges will be filed against the driver.